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code name — code names, code naming, code named also codename, code name 1) N COUNT: usu N n A code name is a name used for someone or something in order to keep their identity secret. One of their informers was working under the code name Czerny... The… … English dictionary

code name — n a name that is used to keep someone s or something s real name a secret &GT;code name v [T] ▪ a crime busting operation code named Jeeves … Dictionary of contemporary English

code name — code ,name noun count a name for someone or something that you use when you want to keep their real name secret … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

Code name — A code name or cryptonym is a word or name used clandestinely to refer to another name or word. Code names are often used for military purposes, or in espionage. They may also be used in industry to protect secret projects and the like from… … Wikipedia

code name — noun : a word made to serve as a code designation disguising single items in otherwise intelligible discourse * * * ˈcode name [code name code names] noun a name used for a person or thing in order to keep the real name secret Derived Word: ↑code … Useful english dictionary

code name — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms code name : singular code name plural code names a name for someone or something that you use when you want to keep their real name secret … English dictionary